NFC playoff picture: Rams in great position following Week 15 win

After losing to the Eagles in Week 14, the Rams bounced back in a big way to knock off the Seahawks on Sunday, doing so by an eye-popping score of 42-7. It pushed L.A. two games ahead of Seattle in the division, making it very likely the Rams will win their first NFC West crown since 2003.

That’s all well and good, but what does the rest of the conference look like? Needless to say, it’s a very tight race with plenty still to be determined – and you can blame the NFC South for that.

Eagles (12-2, clinched first-round bye)

Vikings (11-3, clinched NFC North)

Rams (10-4)

Saints (10-4)

Panthers (10-4)

Falcons (9-5)

Lions, Seahawks and Cowboys (8-6)

In order for the Rams to clinch the NFC West, all they have to do is win on Sunday against the Titans. If they can’t get that done, a loss by the Seahawks to Dallas will get the job done, too. So in all likelihood, the Rams will be celebrating their first division title in 14 years on Sunday.

Doing so would lock them in as a top-four seed, guaranteeing them a home game in the playoffs.

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There’s still a chance the Rams can both clinch a first-round bye and fall out of the playoff race, though, which just goes to show how close the six teams are in the NFC. To earn a first-round bye, they need to win each of their last two games, while also having the Vikings lose their last two.

The Rams could also fall out of the top-six seeds by losing out and seeing the Seahawks win each of their last two games. Seattle would get the tiebreaker based on best win percentage in divisional games. The Falcons, Panthers and Saints would all have to go 1-1 down the stretch, too, so that scenario isn’t likely.

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